Advanced Engine Development at Pratt and Whitney R-252

This book offers a behind-the-scenes look at the almost unbelievable projects at Pratt & Whitney, including the RL10 hydrogen rocket engine, which has been used to launch most large satellites over the past half-century, and the development of the technology for the high-pressure staged combustion rocket engine used in the Space Shuttle.

Chapters cover these projects:

• Ramjets
• T57 - The Largest Turboprop
• Liquid Hydrogen and the 304 Engine - Suntan
• RL10
• High-Pressure Rockets
• Boost Glide and the XLR129
• and more